It’s difficult to imagine Arnott landing with another team, given that he wasn’t deemed healthy enough to join the Rangers.

If Arnott does not play again, he will retire with 1,244 games played, 417 goals and 938 points in the NHL. The 7th overall pick in 1993 played four and a half seasons at the start of his career with the Edmonton Oilers and still sits among the top-20 all-time Oilers’ scorers with 239 points in Edmonton. Among players taken in the NHL Draft by Edmonton, just four – Mark Messier, Paul Coffey, Jari Kurri and Glenn Anderson – have scored more points in their career.

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